Literary essays
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Literary essays
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFCA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Akashic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617754098
- ISBN
- 9781617754098
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.66
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Paperback. This translation of Aristotle's "Poetics" seeks to make it as accessible as possible. Key words and concepts are glossed within the text so as to disperse with the need for intrusive footnotes. The aim is to allow readers to experience Aristotle's arguments directly for themselves. Translator(s): McLeish, Kenneth. Series: Dramatic contexts. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854593337
- ISBN
- 9781854593337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.20
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Paperback. In a new English translation by Christopher Rowe, this great classic of moral philosophy by Aristotle is accompanied here by an extended introduction and detailed line-by-line commentary by Sarah Broadie. Assuming no knowledge of Greek, her approach should prove useful for students reading the text for the first time. Translator(s): Rowe, Christopher. Num Pages: 480 pages, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 478
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198752714
- ISBN
- 9780198752714
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Condition: New
€ 55.99
€ 55.99
Paperback. An edition of Tacitus' work on oratory, with a substantial introduction and commentary. Editor(s): Mayer, Roland. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3D; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 125 x 8. Weight in Grams: 246. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. 240 pages. Editor(s): Mayer, Roland. An edition of Tacitus' work on oratory, with a substantial introduction and commentary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3D; DNF; DSBB. Dimension: 180 x 125 x 8. Weight: 238.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521469968
- ISBN
- 9780521469968
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.16
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Paperback. A collection of essays taken from 40 years of the author's work. It is divided into three sections: State of the Art , which covers literature; State of the Union , which deals with politics and public life; and State of Being , which gives his personal responses to people and events. Num Pages: 1312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 65. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349105246
- ISBN
- 9780349105246
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.18
€ 21.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. The American poet, Thomas Lynch, is also a funeral director in a small Michigan town, and this is his testimony. It comprises 12 essays - each a lesson taught to the living by the dead. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099767312
- ISBN
- 9780099767312
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.42
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€ 16.42
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228. 320 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF. Dimension: 209 x 132 x 18. Weight: 220.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486411217
- ISBN
- 9780486411217
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Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.08
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Paperback. The Victorian artist and activist William Morris travelled to Iceland in search of an answer to the problem of how to live. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DNF; RGL; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 121 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910749562
- ISBN
- 9781910749562
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.21
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€ 13.21
Hardcover. Copyright date: 1984. Originally published: 1916. Translator(s): Miller, F.J. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 116 x 28. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Number of pages
- 500
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1916
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674990470
- ISBN
- 9780674990470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.22
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€ 30.22
Paperback. Translator(s): Heath, Sir Thomas L. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 443 pages, figs. BIC Classification: DNF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 443
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486600888
- ISBN
- 9780486600888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.11
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Paperback. Includes interlocking essays that uncover art as an active force in the world - neither elitist or remote, present to those who want it, affecting even those who don't. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099590019
- ISBN
- 9780099590019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
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Paperback. From the celebrated author of The Journalist and the Murderer and Reading Chekhov comes a brilliant, compelling collection of essays on art, artists and the troubled nature of biography Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847088567
- ISBN
- 9781847088567
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.51
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Paperback. Brings together eleven of the author's shorter fairy stories as well as his essay "The Fantastic Imagination". This title includes fairy stories that range from traditional fantasy - good and wicked fairies, children embarking on elaborate quests, and journeys into unsettling dream worlds. Num Pages: 384 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140437379
- ISBN
- 9780140437379
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.06
€ 11.99
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Paperback. New edition of Morrison's insightful and brilliant account of the Bulger trial. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; DNF; JFSP1; JKVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847084170
- ISBN
- 9781847084170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Number of pages
- 394
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674990074
- ISBN
- 9780674990074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.22
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Paperback. From William Faulkner's famous reply, 'The writer's only responsibility is to his art,' to James Salter's confession 'What is the ultimate impulse to write? Because all this is going to vanish', the Paris Review has elicited many of the most arresting, illuminating, and revealing discussions of life and craft from the greatest writers of our age. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 524 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 562. 448 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. For more than half a century, the "Paris Review" magazine has spoken with most of the leading novelists, poets and playwrights, and the interviews themselves have come to be recognised as an essential record of the writing life. This book contains an original selection of sixteen of these most celebrated interviews. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 35. Weight: 562.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 524
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841959252
- ISBN
- 9781841959252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.70
€ 19.99
€ 15.70
Paperback. Focuses on Marilyn Monroe, culture, ideology, boxing, Hemingway, politics, sex, celebrity. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141394985
- ISBN
- 9780141394985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.95
€ 21.99
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Paperback. Translator(s): Auden, W. H.; Mayer, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ACG; BG; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442335
- ISBN
- 9780140442335
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
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Hardcover. Deals with the Lucian's "Philopseudes or Lover of Lies". This book comprises a discussion, with translation, on this engaging and satirical Greek text with its ten tales of magic and ghosts. One of these is the famous story of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", and this conveys the flavour of the rest. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125166
- ISBN
- 9781905125166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.87
€ 77.87
Paperback. Reveals that the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of the patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the fantasies surrounding cancer, this study shows cancer for what it is. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141187129
- ISBN
- 9780141187129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
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Hardcover. Series: Acta Historica Scientiarum Naturalum et Medicinalium. Num Pages: 271 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HPCA; PBMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 271
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772898155
- ISBN
- 9788772898155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.91€ 44.03
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Paperback. This is a commemorative edition for C. Vann Woodward, who died in December 1999, of his classic work on the history of segregation and American race relations. Pulitzer-Prize winning biographer and former Woodward student, William McFeely contributes a special afterword to discuss how Strange Career achieved its own significance as part of history. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBTB; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Commemorative
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195146905
- ISBN
- 9780195146905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.00
€ 17.99
€ 14.00
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 454
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674995406
- ISBN
- 9780674995406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.07
€ 33.99
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Paperback. After ten years of war, Odysseus turns his back on Troy and sets sail for home. But his voyage takes another ten years and he must face many dangers. Polyphemus the greedy one-eyed giant, Scylla the six-headed sea monster and even the wrath of the gods themselves, before he is reunited with his wife and son. Illustrator(s): Ambrus, Victor. Num Pages: 144 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5AN; DNF; YQF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Publisher
- Puffin
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140383096
- ISBN
- 9780140383096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.43
€ 9.43